‘Villain’ of Brazil-Paraguay war was misunderstood hero, says new book
Paraguay's Eliza Lynch was depicted by Brazil as a warmongering manipulator after South America's bloodiest war. Irish authors present a more sympathetic account
Barack Obama’s half-brother writes book ‘inspired by father’s abuse’
Obama's father beat me and my mother, Mark Ndesandjo says, as he launches self-published semi-autobiographical novel
Claude Lévi-Strauss obituary
Obituary: French anthropologist whose analysis of kinship and myth gave rise to structuralism as an intellectual force
Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth sequel stresses spiritual argument on climate
Nobel winner adapts fact-based message to reach those who believe they have a moral duty to protect the planet in Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
In praise of… Asterix
Editorial: Part of the appeal lies in the gentle prodding of European national stereotypes: the fondue- and cuckoo-clock-obsessed Swiss, the milky-tea-drinking British and beer-swilling Belgians
Second World War blunder that doomed 50,000 British PoWs
British intelligence told prisoners to stay in their camps after Italy surrendered - only for them to be seized by Germans
Face to faith
Face to faith: We should all celebrate the 150th anniversary of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, says Andrew Copson
Selling sex with a smile
Jennifer Abel: The authors of Superfreakonomics got one thing right: attitude is everything in a service sector career, even for sex workers
Asterix the underdog
Jessica Reed: France may not be what it once was. But on the eve of his 50th birthday, Asterix reminds us of national traits we can be proud of
Fidel Castro’s sister reveals CIA collaboration in new book
Juanita Castro broke with Cuban revolution and collaborated with US intelligence in 1960s, she tells television interviewer
Israel’s National Library adds a final twist to Franz Kafka’s Trial
German museum asked to hand back author's disputed manuscript to correct 'historical error'
Freakonomics without the facts
Kate Sheppard: Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's bogus claims on climate change have riled up scientists. Maybe that was the point
Prostitution, for fun and profit
Sady Doyle: The men behind Freakonomics offer a stunningly shallow and flawed view of sex work as a career option for women
Super freaking wrong
Brad Johnson: Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's new book, Superfreakonomics, promotes a contrarian view of climate change that has no scientific merit
A bit foreword! Nelson Mandela plans legal action over ‘fake endorsement’
Nelson Mandela denies writing introduction praising Congo-Brazzaville's president as a 'great African leader'